New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-09

would have left iliscuert more willingly
than faced one 81 Burt daughters.
AZ he stood hesitating he heard a lit
tie cry oil pam, aud then, q mans
voice said sharply: DON'T be a fool,
Nelly. It was not old Burton who
spoke; Jim was sure Of Jhat-it must
be one ofthe .'dudes'' and.he listened.
II anyone was talking roughly to one
Of those girls
But you promised, Arthur; you
promised!''
Precisely. And I probably told
you that you were an angel. Men will
use figures of speech under certain cir
cumstances. Be sensible, Nellv. =
believe this is all nonsense; but
it you want to make a. run for it I'll
pay your fare east and see that YOU re
comfortable. But as for marrying
you, | can't do it-not yet, at any
rate: If you see fit to make ascandal
you'll be biting your nose off to spite
your face, that's all. I'd be in mess
certalnly-but where would you be?''
And 1t went east?"
If you let me manage my own wav
you'll be Mrs. Scranton e year from
now and nobody'll know the differ
ence. What's the. use Of all this cry
ing?''
"Oh, Arthur am so wretched !"
jim Mason lett the corral, and spur
red after the men. He could not face
the poor girl, and he dreaded making
more trouble for her. But all the way
to the mouth of Crazy Creek he was
wondering what he could do.
X X X
'Say, Mac" said Jim Mason to the
Hall Circle Cross foreman that night,
II got to- go to town. Wouldn't t
leave when you're so rushed on'y
can't help it. I kin come out in q
couple o'days."
Mac poked his pipe thoughtfully.
"Well, be as quick as you kin. If the
river don't go down it's going to be q
job swimming cows. Take one o'them
extry horses-your string is kind o,
worked down. If you see any men
want two'r three-no tenderfeet."
Next night Jim was in Cheyenne.
He went to the house OF the Crazy
Creek Cattle Company's general man
ager and said: 'sMr. Gray want to
git hundred dolfare right off"
'Why' jim this is new trick for
you, coming to town in the middle of
work, and wanting to play faro"
II had to come IN, Mr.. Gray-and it
amt faro l want it for.
81 haven't got that much but I'll see
If my wife has. Can'tyou wait till the
office is open in the morning?"
"Pd ruther not; but can borrow it
round town if you amt got it,"
Mr.. Gray got the money. and told
Jim to sign for it at the company's
office the next day. ~
"All right-an' you know I asked
you to look after my back wages fur
me; there's about six hundred. I'd
like that in the mornin'."
"Well go slow with it Jim. Mac is
talking OF going back East after this
season, and we shall want you to take
his place.
Il reckon know the brands as we'll
as most of 'em. But Mac is a material
born cow-man. That rheumatic is a.
pesky thing amt it. Aman can't last
no longer than asnowball a in hell. ridin
with that in him."
"Cattle looking well?"
"Fairish. Range is gettin' pretty
crowded. Well, 80 long,
"Goodnight, JIM"
From there he went down to Wes
Meyers. The proprietor OF the Dia.
mond Palace Saloon was watching g.
monte game, but assented to Jim's q
proposition to "have a bottle O.
wine" & .s..
Over the champagne Jim said:
"Look here, Wes, want a couple O.
men to go out to Mac. Is there any
good hands here?' 49,.
eyes; there's Tex-he's broke al
ready-and Heifer Jack; we'll about
get his wages cleaned up tonight. He's
playin' Gve-dollar chips"
'fAll right. Now I want you to put
me into a little racket, Wes, on the
quiet. Iwant to run up agin' busted
preacher-a preacher that wants stuff
pretty bad. Savvy?"
Il don't worry with that brand
much. But most o. them bucks is
pretty we'll fixed, Jim. There's that
A>OycS Clldp, IuOuguy ulm dS Cno MeCl-
odlsts fired out O. Denver-he's up to
Dyer's Hotel, an if he's busted he's
sober. Round him up, anyway"
Gan right; will. So long"
"see you agin fore you hit the
breeze?"
"Ireckon.'
$50 long"
The Rev. Mr.. Noyes proved to be
reasonably sober, and accepted the
strangers invitation to drink with
alacrity.
. ''You're q preacher, ain'tyou?" said
Jim.
Il have that honor. I am glad to
look like 1t. Malicious men have
limited that my presence was not too
clerical. Mine, sir, has been a cheu-
uered career-monk, spirituahst, mig
ger minstrel and canine surgeon''-
'Not interruptin' do you want q
couple Of twenties?" asked Jim, dis
playing the coins in question With in
u